handle bar muffs

[paul1606]

got a pair of oxford bone dry handle bar muffs used once (did,nt really like them) £10 p+p if no interest they are going on e-bay

[Nooj]

Edited

Got confused, reply was meant for another thread. D'oh! 

[Ian]

Did you ever try to fit them? After this cold morning I am interested but only if they fit properly.


Cheers

[Ian]

Actually just read another post and they seem to fit fine. I will PM you.


Ian

[Ian]

PM sent - need muffs ASAP so please let me know if you still want to sell them.
 
Cheers
Ian

[Bracechenko]

Keep em man!

I've got a muff / hotgrip combo and i'm so smug on winter mornings it's ridiculous 

Standard fitting is annoying as they tend to flap about but what you need to do is replace the bar end weight bolts with longer ones enabling you to thread the bolt through the outside of the muff (you need to create a little slit with a stanley), get a washer on there and secure the muffs to the handlebars at the bar end weights.

Hope this makes sense but it transformed my muffs from slightly annoying but useful things to not annoying at all and MEGA smug factor with the Hotgrips. I am actually gutted it's been mild, just want it to get colder to give it a real test.....will never need my winter gloves again.

PS. Isn't 'muff' a funny word? Muff muff muff muff muff 

[b1k3rdude]

I've got a set of oxford muff's on the bike, the secret is you need bolt them to the end of the bar ends!
 
 1. take the bar end of and drill a 6mm hole inside the allen key hole.
 2. tap & thread said hole.
 3. Obtain
 

• M6x20 allen bolt
• 2x 6mm*20mm washers (one on the inside and one on the outside of the muff)
• 1x 6mm*20mm rubber/plastic washer (between the bar end and the inside metal washer)

4. Then make a hole 20mm back from the large plastic cuff on the muff, just where the seem meet.
 5. Use the allen bolt & washer from above.
 6. Use 1/2 cable ties to fix the other end of the juff to the throttle/brake/clutch cables etc.

So as someone has already mentioned, the above with some heated grips and you'll never get cold hands again. I have done the same thing with a cheap pair of muffs and the hire bike I am currently using, would you like me to take pics...?


 

 

[Ian]

Thanks for the tips. Once I get the muffs from Paul I will see how much effort I need to put in to make them work ok. Less is more in my world.


Cheers
Ian